Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · SOC 17-3021

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (3 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 33 metro areas

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$125,160	1,570	0.8
2	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$123,350	390	0.2
3	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$119,980	130	0.1
4	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$102,980	40	0.0
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$98,940	690	0.1
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,800	280	0.1
7	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$92,360	Not published	Not published
8	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$88,410	70	0.2
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$85,320	190	0.1
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$83,260	100	0.1
11	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$83,260	60	0.1
12	Colorado Springs, CO	$83,250	40	0.1
13	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$82,490	480	2.0
14	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$81,820	50	0.0
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,100	70	0.1
16	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$79,530	Not published	Not published
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$79,420	30	0.0
18	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$79,310	190	0.2
19	Akron, OH	$78,760	40	0.1
20	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$78,590	170	0.4
21	Wichita, KS	$78,350	510	1.7
22	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,080	200	0.1
23	Cleveland, OH	$77,260	50	0.1
24	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,920	230	0.1
25	Ogden, UT	$76,760	180	0.6

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.